How can I troubleshoot the issue of “StaleElementReferenceException”?
I am engaged in a particular task related to automating a particular web-based application’s checkout process by using selenium. In this particular task, I have successfully located the “proceed to checkout” button, however, I am struck by an error message which is showing “ StaleElementReferenceException”. How can I troubleshoot this particular issue?
In the context of selenium, if you are getting the issue message of “ StaleElementReferenceException”, then you can use a try-catch block for catching the exception and then you can re-locate the element before doing any further actions. Here is the coding example using Java programming language:-
Import org.openqa.selenium.By;
Import org.openqa.selenium.StaleElementReferenceException;
Import org.openqa.selenium.WebDriver;
Import org.openqa.selenium.WebElement;
Import org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriver;
Public class StaleElementExceptionExample {
Public static void main(String[] args) {
WebDriver driver = new ChromeDriver();
Driver.get(https://example.com); Try { WebElement proceedToCheckoutButton = driver.findElement(By.id(“checkoutButton”)); proceedToCheckoutButton.click();
} catch (StaleElementReferenceException e) {
// Element is stale, re-locate it
WebElement proceedToCheckoutButton = driver.findElement(By.id(“checkoutButton”));
proceedToCheckoutButton.click();
}
// Continue with the checkout process…
}
}In this particular code, you can attempt to click the “proceed to checkout” button. If the issue occurs again, you can catch it and then re-locate the button element before the task of clicking the button again. Thus, the above coding will ensure that the script related to automation continues smoothly even if the element becomes stale.